Following his sensational rookie season in Moto2, many MotoGP fans have pegged Raul Fernandez as the 2022 MotoGP Rookie of the Year favorite. The Tech3 KTM rider joins the premiere class after just falling short of the Moto2 championship in his first season. However, Fernandez did eclipse Marc Marquez’s Moto2 rookie race-winning record in 2021.
With his sights set on MotoGP now, the Spanish rider is taking no prisons, frequently lapping in the top two rookie spots at both the Malaysian and Indonesian pre-season tests. Unfortunately, pushing for faster lap times also increases the chances of crashing, and number 25’s latest trip into the gravel pit has had lasting effects on his riding.
